What do you feed a hamster?

Question

I will get one and i need to now what to feed it something you can get without going to the pet store and buying it

Answer 1

you can go to the pet store and buy food but if you don`t want to it is a rodent feed it hard boiled eggs ,uncooked veges,scraps of bread as a treat spinkle the food with powdered milk or dried oats.Caution since this isn`t the feed ant would want some.Since you cannot spray insecticide around the cage just clean the cage regularly

Answer 2

yeah, they like corn. my hamster likes that.

they also love sunflower seeds. you should get them that.

Answer 3

Fruits

Apple (seedless)

Banana

Blackberries

Blueberries

Cantaloupe.

Cherries

Cranberries

Grapes(seedless)

Lychee

Mango

Melon

Peaches (no stone)

Plums (no pits)

Raspberries

Raspberry Leaves (helpful for diarrhea)

Strawberries

Veggies

Asparagus

Bean Sprouts

Bok Choy

Broccoli

Cabbage (Limited amounts)

Carrots

Cauliflower

Celery

Chard

Chestnuts

Chickweed

Chicory

Clover

Corn on the Cob

Cucumbers

Dandelion Leaves

Endive

Green Beans

Kale

Parsnips

Peas

Radicchio

Romaine Lettuce

Spinach

Squash

Sweet Potatoes

Sweet bell Peppers

Swiss Chard

Turnip

Water Chestnuts

Water Cress

Zucchini

Meats and Proteins foods

Cooked Ground Beef (Rinse well in hot water to remove any grease)

Cooked Chicken or Turkey (Steamed or baked)

Low Fat Cottage Cheese

Fish Cod (Cooked removing bones and skin)

Grasshoppers (Pet Shop)

Mealworms (Pet Shop)

Crickets (Pet Shop)

Bread(whole grain no white bread) soaked in milk ( Low Fat, Skim, Soy)

Eggs ( boiled or scrambled)

Plain Tofu

Plain Low Fat Yogurt

Dog Biscuits (No Garlic, onion, or onion powder)

Monkey Chow

Lab Blocks

Other foods

Buckwheat

Baby Food(low sugar and no onion or garlic)

Cheese (mild cheeses in moderation)

Cooked Plain Brown Rice

Cooked Pasta(Wheat or Spinach would be better)

Dry toast(Also helpful for diarrhea

Flax seed

Low or Sugarless Cereals

Pumpkin Seeds (unsalted)

Nuts (No almonds)

Sesame Seeds

Soybeans(Roasted no salt)

Squash seeds

Lentils

Oatmeal(dry or soaked in skim, soy or lowfat milk)

Nutritional Yeast

Bran and Wheat Germ (Refrigerated goes bad fast)

Peanuts (unsalted)

Alfafa

Unsalted Popcorn (no butter)

Foods To Avoid

Almonds (Contains Cyanic Acid)

Apple Seeds

Canned food

Chocolate

Candies

Chips and Junk food

Pork Products

Potatoes (Raw)

Raw Kidney Beans

Eggplant

Fool's Parsley

Grape Seeds

Avocado (Contains Cardiac Glycosides)

Raw Rhubarb

Tomato leaves

Oranges or Tangerines(no citrus fruits)

No watermelon (the water content is high causes diarrhea)

Cherry Stone

Peach Stone & Leaves

Apricot Stone

Lemon or Lime

Jams and jellies

Spices

Garlic

Onions

Leeks

Scallions

Chives

Pickles

Answer 4

Nicki, the best food for hamsters is only the commercial hamster feed mix available in the pet shops. One large pack of the hamster feed would stay for nearly 2 months for one hamster, so if you are worried about making frequent trips to the pet shop for hamster food, you need not be.

Hamsters need variety in their diet and you cannot give it to them from the stuff that you have in your home, best way to do it is to get the commercial hamster feed that contains all the vitamins and minerals that your hamster requires. Give him the commercial feed and you are sure to have a healthy hamster for a long time.

You can feed him corn and sunflower seeds but remember they are only TREATS and should not be the MAIN DIET for a hamster. The commercial hamster mix should account for 80% of the hamster daily diet and only 20% should come from treats like corn and sunflower seeds.

Also remember any treat you give him should be unsalted, without sugar and without flavour. Visit the following link for a list of foods you can and not give a hamster. Take a printout and put in on a board for easy reference.

http://www.hamsterific.com/HamsterUniver...

Answer 5

other hamsters

Answer 6

Fruits

Apple (seedless)

Banana

Blackberries

Blueberries

Cantaloupe.

Cherries

Cranberries

Grapes(seedless)

Lychee

Mango

Melon

Peaches (no stone)

Plums (no pits)

Raspberries

Raspberry Leaves (helpful for diarrhea)

Strawberries

Veggies

Asparagus

Bean Sprouts

Bok Choy

Broccoli

Cabbage (Limited amounts)

Carrots

Cauliflower

Celery

Chard

Chestnuts

Chickweed

Chicory

Clover

Corn on the Cob

Cucumbers

Dandelion Leaves

Endive

Green Beans

Kale

Parsnips

Peas

Radicchio

Romaine Lettuce

Spinach

Squash

Sweet Potatoes

Sweet bell Peppers

Swiss Chard

Turnip

Water Chestnuts

Water Cress

Zucchini

Meats and Proteins foods

Cooked Ground Beef (Rinse well in hot water to remove any grease)

Cooked Chicken or Turkey (Steamed or baked)

Low Fat Cottage Cheese

Fish Cod (Cooked removing bones and skin)

Grasshoppers (Pet Shop)

Mealworms (Pet Shop)

Crickets (Pet Shop)

Bread(whole grain no white bread) soaked in milk ( Low Fat, Skim, Soy)

Eggs ( boiled or scrambled)

Plain Tofu

Plain Low Fat Yogurt

Dog Biscuits (No Garlic, onion, or onion powder)

Monkey Chow

Lab Blocks

Other foods

Buckwheat

Baby Food(low sugar and no onion or garlic)

Cheese (mild cheeses in moderation)

Cooked Plain Brown Rice

Cooked Pasta(Wheat or Spinach would be better)

Dry toast(Also helpful for diarrhea

Flax seed

Low or Sugarless Cereals

Pumpkin Seeds (unsalted)

Nuts (No almonds)

Sesame Seeds

Soybeans(Roasted no salt)

Squash seeds

Lentils

Oatmeal(dry or soaked in skim, soy or lowfat milk)

Nutritional Yeast

Bran and Wheat Germ (Refrigerated goes bad fast)

Peanuts (unsalted)

Alfafa

Unsalted Popcorn (no butter)

Foods To Avoid

Almonds (Contains Cyanic Acid)

Apple Seeds

Canned food

Chocolate

Candies

Chips and Junk food

Pork Products

Potatoes (Raw)

Raw Kidney Beans

Eggplant

Fool's Parsley

Grape Seeds

Avocado (Contains Cardiac Glycosides)

Raw Rhubarb

Tomato leaves

Oranges or Tangerines(no citrus fruits)

No watermelon (the water content is high causes diarrhea)

Cherry Stone

Peach Stone & Leaves

Apricot Stone

Lemon or Lime

Jams and jellies

Spices

Garlic

Onions

Leeks

Scallions

Chives

Pickles



hope i helped

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